Statistics to the Medieval 'Hell-Road' System

Joannes Richter
Once upon a time somebody had to try and use Google-Maps for a statistical archaeological study. I
had tried this tool a few years earlier, but those days the restrictions were too cumbersome. Now
however the developers had done their homework and improved the storage system. Data are being
stored in my own Google account which is a quite sophisticated approach.
The 'Hell-Road'-system had been based on loess, which - formed by the accumulation of windblown dust - covers around 10% of the Earth's surface. Loess belongs to the most fertile categories
of agricultural soils and we must assume that the early settlers searched for these materials and
arranged wars and vast migrations in search for better agricultural quality.
The 'Hell-Roads' seemed to have played a mayor role in the Merovingian empire of Clovis I, who
prepared the European Frankish empire for Charlemagne. Although his name is Germanic Clovis is
important in the historiography of France as "the first king of what would become France". Dutch,
the most closely related modern language to Frankish, re-borrowed the name as Lodewijk from
German in the 12th century. In French this name resulted in Louis.
The Merovingian king Clovis I and the Carolingian emperor Charlemagne used the 'Hell-Roads' as
a communication backbone, but in fact the roads had existed before as a tool to connect the loessdeposits.
From this insight I started reconstructing the 'Hell-Road' by searching street-names in Google-Map
and documenting the Hell-Road as a Loess-Deposit-Marker. This map documents the medieval
economy as a series of hot spots in agricultural activity.

1: Northern and southern 'Hell-Road'-reconstructions

The Hell-Road had been restricted by the use of loess, which is abundant in some areas, but the
limitations did not really allow a vast territory to be used for agricultural usage. In fact the European
loess deposits seemed to be available as two narrow bands, which I defined as a northern and a
southern band. These bands seemed to have provided the agricultural hot spots, which may be
identified by the street names Hell-Road.

Up to today my statistics in the search of the Hell-Road are not really complete, because I only
included frequent names and excluded lots of garbled and deteriorated information. A did set a
minimum of at least around 5 names in a category to be registered.
Having identified the couple of both (the northern and southern) loess-bands in the German map the
statistics also contain distinct categories for the northern names for the Hell-Road (in German:
Hellweg) and the southern names (such as Hoell and Hoellweg).
A remarkable abundance (73) of French street-names exceeds the northern German 'Hell-Road'numbers (70), but if we add up the northern (70) and southern (13) German names the overall
numbers (83) exceed the the French contributions (73).
The most frequent street-name is Hellweg (45), to be followed by the French translations Rue
d'Enfer (36) respectively Rue de l'Enfer (33). These are to be followed by Helstraat (17). These names
seemed to be the prototypes for medieval street naming.
A lot of these names seem to setup a concatenated series of densely scattered hot spots within the map of
European loess-deposit bands. I concatenated these hot spots and found the patterns which also
concatenated the Carolingian series of Kaiserpfalz-"imperial palaces".
Numerous street-names are related to the infernal Hell-category. Some refer to the Hell-holes
(Hllenlcher).
Detailed information and results are to be found in Scribd (jwr47)1:

Charlemagne's State Made of Dust

Overview of Hellweg-papers
The Striking Similarity Between Hellweg-Markers and Loess-Deposits
The Hellweg Ends at Both Land's Ends (Finistre and Fisterra)
The Hellweg to Holland - Published 09 / 19 / 2009

Detailed information in blogs is found in:

The History of the Hellweg (English)
De Helweg als lssdepotweg (Dutch)
Der Hellweg als Lhaldenweg (German)

1 Overview of Hellweg-papers

Overall statistics
The basic keywords for the Hell-Road system are:
Name

German Belgium NL German Austria Swiss France

(North)
(South)

Hellweg (45)

45

Helstraat (17)

10

Hll (12)
Helle (7)

6
6

Hellestraat (7)

1
6

Hllweg (7)

Hellerstrae (6)

Alter Hellweg (5)

Hellstrae (5)

Helweg (5)

Hellegat (7)

Hellegatstraat (9)

Rue d'Enfer (36)

35

Rue de l'Enfer (33)

25

Trou d'Enfer (5)

05

Les Enfers (5)

04

Rue des Enfers (3)

02

Enfer (3)

02

Totals

70

39

15 13

73

Table 1: Overall statistics for the northern and southern 'Hell-Road'-reconstructions

Contents
Overall statistics...............................................................................................................................3
Hellweg (258)..................................................................................................................................5
Hellegat (Hell-Gates) (32).............................................................................................................12
Polish Elements (10)......................................................................................................................13
Rue de l'Enfer - and the Swiss Pilgrim Routes (114).....................................................................14
Iberian and Italian Hellweg sections..............................................................................................17
Tuiscoburg locations (20)..............................................................................................................18
Carolingian Palaces (38)................................................................................................................19
Trading Routes (13).......................................................................................................................20
Mountains (21)...............................................................................................................................21

Hellweg (258)

The most frequent street-name is Hellweg at a rate of 45. Also Hellerstrae (6x)is quite
frequent.

As a second name Helstraat is found 10x in Belgium and 7 x in the Netherlands. Also
Hellestraat and Helle may be found (each at a rate of 7x). In Belgium we also identify
Hallestraat (6x).

The third main category includes 12 x Hll in Bavaria (6x) and Austria (6x). In Bavaria
also the name Hllweg is found 7x quite frequently.

These statistics illustrate the scattering of Hellweg-names in the dense Ruhr-district of Germany,
in Belgium, Bavaria and Austria. In Bavaria and Austria the Hll-names seem to have been
preferred. The northern areas prefer the cores Hell and Holl:
D B NL F Switzerland Austria Postal Code in Germany
1

Hellweg

45

Helstraat

17

Hll

12

Helle

07

Hellestraat

07

Hllweg

07

Hallestraat

06

Hellerstrae

06

Alter Hellweg 05

15234 - 59514

45
10 7
6

32683 - 58802

1
6

88069 96523 (Bavaria)

1
86477 - 91207 (Bavaria)

7
6

1445 - 96047
41379 - 86551

10 Hellstrae

05

11 Helweg

05

12 Hellerweg

04

32425 - 99425

13 Hellestrae

04

33397 - 58675

14 Hoellenstrae 04

35606 - 67659

15 Hollenstrae

04

16 Holl

03

17 Hollenweg

03

41515 - 59872

18 Hallestrae

01

Brunswick

19 Halleweg

01

20 Holle

01

21 Hollergasse

01

22 Holleweg

01

23 Hollweg

01

13465 - 46348

27299 - 32339

1
1

36169 - 53797

1500 Halle, Belgium

1
1
1
1
1

Vienna
Nimwegen
97792 (Bavaria)

Table 2: Detailed statistics for the northern and southern 'Hell-Road'-reconstructions

Alter Hellweg
Alter Hellweg
Alter Hellweg
Alter Werner Hellweg
Am Alten Hellweg
Am Hellenberg
Am Hellweg
An der Helle
Auf dem Hellweg
Auf der Hell
Auf der Hell
Auf der Hell
Auf der Helle
Auf der Hlle
Auf der Hlle
Das Helle
De Hel
Die Hell
Gewann Helle
Hall
Hall in Tirol
Hall-Berg
Halle
Halle
Halle (Saale)
Halle (Westfalen)
Hallensen
Haller Strae
Haller Strae
Hallestraat
Hallestraat
Hallestraat
Hallestraat
Hallestraat
Hallestraat
Hallestrae
Halleweg
Hallstatt
Hallwilersee
Halweg
Halweg
Halweg
Hel
Helbeek
Hellbach
Hellbach
Hellbach

Alter Hellweg, 44379 Dortmund, Germany

Alter Hellweg, 58239 Schwerte, Germany
Alter Hellweg, 59494 Soest, Germany
Alter Werner Hellweg, 44803 Bochum, Germany
Am Alten Hellweg, 33154 Salzkotten, Germany
Am Hellenberg, 41334 Nettetal, Germany
Am Hellweg, 33014 Bad Driburg, Germany
An der Helle, 49811 Lingen (Ems), Germany
Auf dem Hellweg, 33649 Bielefeld, Germany
Auf der Hell, 54579 xheim, Germany
Auf der Hell, 57290 Neunkirchen, Germany
Auf der Hell, 66606 St. Wendel, Germany
Auf der Helle, 49186 Bad Iburg, Germany
Auf der Hlle, 37269 Eschwege, Germany
Auf der Hlle, 49196 Bad Laer, Germany
Das Helle, 34560 Fritzlar, Germany
De Hel, 6561 Groesbeek, Netherlands
Die Hell, 55487 Laufersweiler, Germany
Gewann Helle
Hall, 8911 Hall, Austria
Hall in Tirol, Austria
Hall-Berg, 86415 Mering, Germany
Halle - 1500 Halle, Belgium
Halle, Germany
Halle (Saale), Germany
Halle (Westfalen), Germany
Hallensen, 37574 Einbeck, Germany
Haller Str., 33803 Steinhagen, Germany
Haller Str., Werther (Westfalen), Germany
Hallestraat, 1190 Vorst, Belgium
Hallestraat, 3290 Diest, Belgium
Hallestraat, 3803 Sint-Truiden, Belgium
Hallestraat, 8000 Brugge, Belgium
Hallestraat, 8530 Harelbeke, Belgium
Hallestraat, 8870 Izegem, Belgium
Hallestrae, Braunschweig, Germany
Halleweg, 1500 Halle, Belgium
Hallstatt, Austria
Hallwilersee, Switzerland
Halweg, 45527 Hattingen, Germany
Halweg, 74405 Gaildorf, Germany
Halweg, 8115 Httikon, Switzerland
Hel, Polen
Helbeek, Venlo, Netherlands
Hellbach, Goslar, Germany
Hellbach, Hameln, Germany
Hellbach, Recklinghausen, Germany

1
2
3
4
5

D
D
D
D
D

1
2
3

1
2
3
4
5
6

B
B
B
B
B
B
D
1 B

Hellberg
Hellbergblick
Hellbergweg
Hellborn
Helldamm
Helle
Helle
Helle
Helle
Helle
Helle
Helle
Helle Strae
Hellebeekstraat
Hellebeemden
Hellebergstrae
Hellebhn
Hellebroek
Hellemmes
Hellen Strae
Hellendaallaan
Hellendorf
Hellendornstrae
Hellendornstrae
Hellenkamp
Hellenstrae
Hellental
Hellental
Hellenthal
Hellenweg
Heller Weg
Heller-Berg
Hellerau
Hellerhagen
Hellerhof
Hellern
Hellern
Hellerner Weg
Hellersbergstrae
Hellersdorf
Hellerstrae
Hellerstrae
Hellerstrae
Hellerstrae
Hellerstrae
Hellerstrae
Hellerweg

Hellberg, 32689 Kalletal, Germany

Hellbergblick, 31789 Hameln, Germany
Hellbergweg, 37696 Marienmnster, Germany
Hellborn, 07646 Renthendorf, Germany
Helldamm, 39179 Barleben, Germany
Helle - 6281 Helle, Netherlands
Helle, 32683 Barntrup, Germany
Helle, 33142 Bren, Germany
Helle, 38364 Schningen, Germany
Helle, 46325 Borken, Germany
Helle, 58802 Balve, Germany
Helle, Winterberg, Germany
Helle Str., 31079 Adenstedt, Germany
Hellebeekstraat, 1850 Grimbergen, Belgium
Hellebeemden, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium
Hellebergstrae, 37632 Eimen, Germany
Hellebhn, 34134 Kassel, Germany
Hellebroek, 1500 Halle, Belgium
Hellemmes, Lille, France
Hellen Str., 46244 Bottrop, Germany
Hellendaallaan, 6952 EH Dieren, Netherlands
Hellendorf, 30900 Wedemark, Germany
Hellendornstrae, 47546 Kalkar, Germany
Hellendornstrae, 47574 Goch, Germany
Hellenkamp, 30539 Hannover, Germany
Hellenstrae, 41812 Erkelenz, Germany
Hellental - 37627 Heinade, Germany
Hellental, Heinade, Germany
Hellenthal, Germany
Hellenweg, 32683 Barntrup, Germany
Heller Weg, 33790 Halle (Westfalen), Germany
Heller-Berg, 99625 Gromonra, Germany
Hellerau, 01109 Dresden, Germany
Hellerhagen, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
Hellerhof, Germany
Hellern, 59872 Meschede, Germany
Hellern, Osnabrck, Germany
Hellerner Weg, 49205 Hasbergen, Germany
Hellersbergstrae, 41460 Neuss, Germany
Hellersdorf, Berlin, Germany
Hellerstrae, 01445 Radebeul, Germany
Hellerstrae, 04179 Leipzig, Germany
Hellerstrae, 16348 Wandlitz, Germany
Hellerstrae, 36039 Fulda, Germany
Hellerstrae, 37589 Kalefeld, Germany
Hellerstrae, 96047 Bamberg, Germany
Hellerweg, 32425 Minden, Germany

1
2
3
4
5
6

NL
D
D
D
D
D
D

1
2
3
4
5
6
1

D
D
D
D
D
D
D

Hellerweg
Hellerweg
Hellerweg
Helles Memorial
Hellestraat
Hellestraat
Hellestraat
Hellestraat
Hellestraat
Hellestraat
Hellestraat
Hellestraat
Hellestrae
Hellestrae
Hellestrae
Hellestrae
Helleweg
Helligerheide
Helling
Hellnerstrae
Hellriegelstrae
Hellsee
Hellstrae
Hellstrae
Hellstrae
Hellstrae
Hellstrae
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg

Hellerweg, 37154 Northeim, Germany

Hellerweg, 56329 St. Goar, Germany
Hellerweg, 99425 Weimar, Germany
Helles Memorial - 17900 Eceabat/anakkale
Hellestraat- 9190 Hellestraat, Belgium
Hellestraat, 2500 Lier, Belgium
Hellestraat, 2530 Boechout, Belgium
Hellestraat, 3811 Amersfoort, Netherlands
Hellestraat, 8510 Kortrijk, Belgium
Hellestraat, 8800 Roeselare, Belgium
Hellestraat, 9112 Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Hellestraat, 9220 Hamme, Belgium
Hellestrae, 33397 Rietberg, Germany
Hellestrae, 38325 Roklum, Germany
Hellestrae, 39112 Magdeburg, Germany
Hellestrae, 58675 Hemer, Germany
Helleweg, 37589 Kalefeld, Germany
Helligerheide, 32139 Spenge, Germany
Helling, 5921 Venlo, Netherlands
Hellnerstrae, 47906 Kempen, Germany
Hellriegelstrae, 06406 Bernburg (Saale), Germany
Hellsee, Germany
Hellstrae, 41379 Brggen, Germany
Hellstrae, 52525 Heinsberg, Germany
Hellstrae, 52525 Waldfeucht, Germany
Hellstrae, 59368 Werne, Germany
Hellstrae, 86551 Aichach, Germany
Hellweg, 15234 Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
Hellweg, 26954 Nordenham, Germany
Hellweg, 31863 Coppenbrgge, Germany
Hellweg, 32120 Hiddenhausen, Germany
Hellweg, 32312 Lbbecke, Germany
Hellweg, 32423 Minden, Germany
Hellweg, 32602 Vlotho, Germany
Hellweg, 32609 Hllhorst, Germany
Hellweg, 32791 Lage, Germany
Hellweg, 32825 Blomberg, Germany
Hellweg, 33034 Brakel, Germany
Hellweg, 33142 Bren, Germany
Hellweg, 33184 Altenbeken, Germany
Hellweg, 33332 Gtersloh, Germany
Hellweg, 33378 Rheda-Wiedenbrck, Germany
Hellweg, 33758 Schlo Holte-Stukenbrock, Germany
Hellweg, 33813 Oerlinghausen, Germany
Hellweg, 34414 Warburg, Germany
Hellweg, 37671 Hxter, Germany
Hellweg, 37688 Beverungen, Germany

2 D
3 D
4 D

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
2
3
4
1

B
B
NL
B
B
B
B
D
D
D
D
D

1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D

Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellweg
Hellwege
Hellweger Strae
Hellwinkel
Helmernsche Strae
Helmond
Helpoort
Helsberg
Helschen
Helskensstraat
Helstorf
Helstorfer Strae
Helstraat
Helstraat
Helstraat
Helstraat
Helstraat
Helstraat
Helstraat
Helstraat
Helstraat
Helstraat
Helstraat

Hellweg, 40880 Ratingen, Germany

Hellweg, 41352 Korschenbroich, Germany
Hellweg, 44532 Lnen, Germany
Hellweg, 44787 Bochum, Germany
Hellweg, 45701 Herten, Germany
Hellweg, 45721 Haltern am See, Germany
Hellweg, 45768 Marl, Germany
Hellweg, 46284 Dorsten, Germany
Hellweg, 46342 Velen, Germany
Hellweg, 46399 Bocholt, Germany
Hellweg, 48249 Dlmen, Germany
Hellweg, 49326 Melle, Germany
Hellweg, 49594 Alfhausen, Germany
Hellweg, 49811 Lingen (Ems), Germany
Hellweg, 49832 Messingen, Germany
Hellweg, 59269 Beckum, Germany
Hellweg, 59423 Unna, Germany
Hellweg, 59505 Bad Sassendorf, Germany
Hellweg, 59514 Welver, Germany
Hellweg, Dsseldorf, Germany
Hellweg, Erwitte, Germany
Hellweg, Essen, Germany
Hellweg, Gtersloh, Germany
Hellweg, Hamm, Germany
Hellweg, Iserlohn, Germany
Hellwege, Germany
Hellweger Str., 27367 Ahausen, Germany
Hellwinkel, Wolfsburg, Germany
Helmernsche Str., 34439 Willebadessen, Germany
Helmond, Netherlands
Sint Bernardusstraat, Maastricht, Netherlands
Helsberg, 3300 Tienen, Belgium
Helschen, 48488 Emsbren, Germany
Helskensstraat, 3120 Tremelo, Belgium
Helstorf, Neustadt am Rbenberge, Germany
Helstorfer Str., 30625 Hannover, Germany
Helstraat 102, 3850 Nieuwerkerken, Belgium
Helstraat, 2580 Putte, Belgium
Helstraat, 3211 Lubbeek, Belgium
Helstraat, 3400 Landen, Belgium
Helstraat, 3471 Kortenaken, Belgium
Helstraat, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium
Helstraat, 3840 Borgloon, Belgium
Helstraat, 5298 Liempde, Netherlands
Helstraat, 5375 KG Reek, Netherlands
Helstraat, 6019 AP Wessem, Netherlands
Helstraat, 6131 CZ Sittard, Netherlands

21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45

D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D

NL

1
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

B
B
B
B
B
B
B
NL
NL
NL
NL

Helstraat
Helstraat
Helstraat
Helstraat
Helstraat
Helweg
Helweg
Helweg
Helweg
Helweg
Hildesheimer Hellweg,
Hille

Helstraat, 6811 Arnhem, Netherlands

Helstraat, 6923 Groessen, Netherlands
Helstraat, 7850 Edingen, Belgium
Helstraat, Achtmaal, Netherlands
Helstraat, Belgium
Helweg, 13465 Berlin, Germany
Helweg, 37081 Gttingen, Germany
Helweg, 46348 Raesfeld, Germany
Helweg, 6562 Groesbeek, Netherlands
Helweg, De Glind, Netherlands
Hildesheimer Hellweg, 33100 Paderborn, Germany
Hille, Germany

13
14
15
16
17
2
3
4
1
5

NL
NL
B
NL
B
D
D
D
NL
NL

Hoell
Hoell
Hoell
Hoell
Hoell
Hoell
Hoell
Hoell
Hoell
Hoell

Hll - 4793 Hll, Austria

Hll - 6405 Hll, Austria
Hll - 8225 Hll, Austria
Hll, 2842 Thomasberg, Austria
Hll, 2880 Kirchberg am Wechsel-Auen, Austria
Hll, 7474 Hll, Austria
Hll, 88069 Tettnang, Germany
Hll, 88212 Ravensburg, Germany
Hll, 88213 Ravensburg, Germany
Hll, 88364 Wolfegg, Germany

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

st
st
st
st
st
st
D
D
D
D

Hoell

Hll, 93480 Hohenwarth, Germany

11 D

Hoell
Hoelle
Hoellengraben
Hoellenstrae
Hoellenstrae
Hoellenstrae
Hoellenweg
Hoellenwegstrae
Hoellweg
Hoellweg
Hoellweg
Hoellweg
Hoellweg
Hoellweg
Hoellweg
Holl
Holl
Holl
Holle

Hll, 96523 Steinach, Germany

Hlle, 38229 Salzgitter, Germany
Hllengraben, Sprendlingen, Germany
Hllenstrae, 35606 Solms, Germany
Hllenstrae, 65451 Kelsterbach, Germany
Hllenstrae, 67659 Kaiserslautern, Germany
Hllenweg, 65366 Geisenheim, Germany
Hllenwegstrae, 55288 Schornsheim, Germany
Hllweg, 86477 Adelsried, Germany
Hllweg, 86500 Kutzenhausen, Germany
Hllweg, 87647 Unterthingau, Germany
Hllweg, 89343 Jettingen-Scheppach, Germany
Hllweg, 89564 Nattheim, Germany
Hllweg, 90547 Stein, Germany
Hllweg, 91207 Lauf an der Pegnitz, Germany
Holl, 36169 Rasdorf, Germany
Holl, 4962 Holl, Austria
Holl, 53797 Lohmar, Germany
Holle, Germany

12
1
1
2
3
4
1
2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
2
3
1

Hollenackerweg

Hollenackerweg, 4247 Grindel, Switzerland

Hollenbach
Hollenstrae

Hollenbach, 74673 Mulfingen, Germany

Hollenstrae, 27299 Langwedel, Germany

D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
st
D
D
Switzerl
and

1 D

Hollenstrae
Hollenstrae

Hollenstrae, 28832 Achim, Germany

Hollenstrae, 32339 Espelkamp, Germany

Hollenstrae

Hollenstrae, 4247 Grindel, Switzerland

Hollenweg
Hollenweg
Hollenweg
Hollergasse
Holleweg
Hollweg
Hgelgrberheide Halle-Hesingen
Im Hellbruch
Im Hellerloh
Kleine Helverik
Kleiner Hellweg
Lipper Hellweg
Northeim Hellewege
Oberer Hellweg
Senner Hellweg

Hollenweg, 41515 Grevenbroich, Germany

Hollenweg, 47589 Uedem, Germany
Hollenweg, 59872 Meschede, Germany
Hollergasse, 1150 Wien, Austria
Holleweg, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Hollweg, 97792 Riedenberg, Germany
Hgelgrberheide Halle-Hesingen
Im Hellbruch, 49152 Bad Essen, Germany
Im Hellerloh, 30952 Ronnenberg, Germany
Kleine Helverik, 3700 Tongeren, Belgium
Kleiner Hellweg, 33154 Salzkotten, Germany
Lipper Hellweg, Bielefeld, Germany
Northeim Hellewege
Oberer Hellweg, 32584 Lhne, Germany
Senner Hellweg, Bielefeld, Germany
Helstraat - Sint Bernardusstraat, 6211 Maastricht,
Sint Bernardusstraat (tevoren Helstraat)
Netherlands
Unterer Hellweg
Unterer Hellweg, 32584 Lhne, Germany
Wattenscheider Hellweg
Wattenscheider Hellweg, Bochum, Germany
Werner Hellweg
Werner Hellweg, Bochum, Germany
Zimmern unter der Burg, Germany - Zimmern unter
Zimmern unter der Burg
der Burg, Germany
Zur Hell
Zur Hell, 57584 Scheuerfeld, Germany
Zur Helle
Zur Helle, 48432 Rheine, Germany

Table 3: Hellweg; Hllweg, Hallweg, etc. (258)

2 D
3 D
Switzerl
4
and
1 D
2 D
3 D
st
NL
D

2 NL

Hellegat (Hell-Gates) (32)

The name Hellegat is found 7 x (5x in Belgium and 2 x in the Netherlands).

The name Hellegatstraat is found 9 x (7x in Belgium and 2 x in the Netherlands).

The name Trou d'Enfer is found 5x in France.

The name Rue du Trou d'Enfer is found 1 x.

Am Hollenloch
Fort du Trou d'Enfer
Groot Hellegat
Hell Hole Wood
Hell Lane
Hell Lane
Hellegat
Hellegat
Hellegat
Hellegat
Hellegat
Hellegat
Hellegat
Hellegatpolder
Hellegats
Hellegatseweg
Hellegatstraat
Hellegatstraat
Hellegatstraat
Hellegatstraat
Hellegatstraat
Hellegatstraat
Hellegatstraat
Hellegatweg
Hllenlochflchen
Hllenlochweg
Rue du Trou d'Enfer
Trou d'Enfer
Trou d'Enfer
Trou d'Enfer
Trou de l'Enfer
Trou de l'Enfer

Am Hollenloch, 57439 Attendorn, Germany

Fort du Trou d'Enfer (a bastion)
Groot Hellegat, Roermond
Hell Hole Wood, Ripon, North Yorkshire HG4, United Kingdom
Hell Ln, Bridport, Dorset DT6, United Kingdom
Hell Ln, Wakefield WF4, United Kingdom
4891 Hellegat, Netherlands
Hellegat, 2845 Niel, Belgium
Hellegat, 3221 Holsbeek, Belgium
Hellegat, 4273 Hank, Netherlands
Hellegat, 8954 Heuvelland, Belgium
Hellegat, 9041 Gent, Belgium
Hellegat, Netherlands
Hellegatpolder, 4543 Zaamslag, Netherlands
Hellegats, Nuth, Netherlands
Hellegatseweg, Netherlands
Hellegatstraat, 1850 Grimbergen, Belgium
Hellegatstraat, 2222 Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium
Hellegatstraat, 2590 Berlaar, Belgium
Hellegatstraat, 2870 Puurs, Belgium
Hellegatstraat, 8460 Oudenburg, Belgium
Hellegatstraat, 8954 Heuvelland, Belgium
Hellegatstraat, 9070 Destelbergen, Belgium
Hellegatweg, Rijsbergen, Netherlands
Hllenlochflchen, Hartmannsdorf-Reichenau, Germany
Hllenlochweg, 01762 Hartmannsdorf-Reichenau, Germany
Rue du Trou d'Enfer, 79000 Niort, France
Trou d'Enfer, 02880 Leury, France
Trou d'Enfer, 51120 Saudoy, France
Trou d'Enfer, 59231 Gouzeaucourt, France
Trou de l'Enfer, 51140 Pvy, France
Trou de l'Enfer, 70000 Pusy-et-penoux, France

Table 4: Hellegat (Hell-Gates) (32)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

D
F
NL
E
E
E
B
B
B
NL
B
B
NL

8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

NL
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
NL

1
2
3
4
5

F
F
F
F
F
F

Polish Elements (10)

Jasna = hell - bright

Pieko = Hell - Underground

Heller Strae, Breslau

Na Ostatnim Groszu 24A, 54-207

Wrocaw, Poland

Jasna
Jasna
Jasna
Jasna
Jasna

Jasna, Zabrze, Polen

Jasna, Katowice, Polen
Jasna, Krakw, Polen
Jasna, Krosno, Polen
Jasna, Sanok, Polen

Jasna = hell - bright

Jasna = hell - bright
Jasna = hell - bright
Jasna = hell - bright
Jasna = hell - bright

Pieko
Pieko Dolne
Pieko Grne
Pieko

Pieko, Polen
Pieko Dolne, Polen
Pieko Grne, Polen
Pieko, Ozorkw, Polen

Pieko = Hell - Underground

Pieko = Hell - Underground
Pieko = Hell - Underground
Pieko = Hell - Underground

Table 5: Polish Elements

In a web-link Alte Straennamen, Breslau (Wrocaw), Polen I find a Heller Strae, most
comfortably including a translation to Polish ul. Na Ostatnim Groszu and a link to Google Maps.
Today the Heller Street at Breslau looks impressive, but in 1941 this road had been located at the
border of the city Pharus-Plan Breslau Mittlere Ausgabe 1:14.000 (~ 1941) close to the left of the
map2.

2 Old Pharus maps are found in: Die Grosse Sammlung Von 171 Pharus-Plne Von Germany & Europa (1903-1940)

Rue de l'Enfer - and the Swiss Pilgrim Routes (114)

The street-names Rue d'Enfer have been found 36 x, most (35) of which is found in France, and
only 1 x in Belgium.

The street-names Rue de l'Enfer have been found 33 x, most (25) in France, of which is
found in France, and only 8 x in Belgium.

Rue des Enfers is found 3 x.

Enfer is found 3 x.

Les Enfers is found 4 x.

Alle des Enfers

Aux Enfers
Avenue de l'Enfer
Avenue DenfertRochereau
Chausse de Hal
Chemin du Hel
Einsiedeln
Enfer
Enfer
Enfer
Enfermaria
Enfernel
Enfernel
Enfernelle
Enfers
Enfert
Finistre
Fort du Trou d'Enfer
Helfaut
Hellbergstrae
Heller
Hellerstrasse
Hellerstrasse
Hellikon
Hellimer
Hellrti
Hellweg
Impasse de l' Enfer
Impasse des Enfers
Les Enfers
Les Enfers
Les Enfers
Les Enfers
Petit Pont

Alle des Enfers, 93360 Neuilly-Plaisance, France

Aux Enfers, 55300 Chauvoncourt, France
Avenue de l'Enfer, 77400 Pomponne, France
Avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France
Chausse de Hal, Nivelles, Belgium
Chemin du Hel, 59560 Comines, France
Hellwegstation fr Wallfahrer
7861 Enfer, Belgium
Enfer, 95420 Wy-dit-Joli-Village, France
Enfer, 72440 Bouloire, France
Enfermaria, 4780, Portugal
Enfernel, 72300, France
Enfernel, 61380, France
Enfernelle, 14100 Courtonne-la-Meurdrac, France
Enfers, 2875 Les Enfers, Switzerland
Enfert, 58140 Mhre, France
Finistre, France
Fort du Trou d'Enfer - 78160 Marly-le-Roi, France
Helfaut, France
Hellbergstrae, 79541 Lrrach, Germany
Heller, 8846, Switzerland
Hellerstrasse, 8846 Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Hellerstrasse, 9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland
Hellikon, Switzerland
Hellimer, France
Hellrti, 8847, Switzerland
Hellweg, 4314 Zeiningen, Switzerland
Impasse de l' Enfer, 17800 Saint-Sever-de-Saintonge, France
Impasse des Enfers, 62630 Longvilliers, France
Les Enfers, 62990 Maresquel-Ecquemicourt, France
Les Enfers, 41110 Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher, France
Les Enfers, 44310 Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu, France
Les Enfers, 26120 Chabeuil, France
Petit Pont, Petit Pont - Cardinal Lustiger, 75005 Paris, France

1
2
3

B
F
F

1
2
3

1
2
3
4

F
F
F
F
F
F
F

Place de l'Enfer
Place DenfertRochereau
Porte d'Enfer
Porte d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue d'Enfer
Rue de Hal
Rue de Hal
Rue de l' Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer

Place de l'Enfer, 29100 Douarnenez, France

Barrire d'Enfer ("Gate of Hell") - Place Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris,
France
Porte d'Enfer, 65510 Loudenvielle, France '
Porte d'Enfer, 74950 Le Reposoir, France
Rue d'Enfer, 02110 Bohain-en-Vermandois, France
Rue d'Enfer, 35600 Redon, France
Rue d'Enfer, 57000 Metz, France
Rue d'Enfer, 21200 Beaune, France
Rue d'Enfer, 1457 Walhain, Belgium
Rue d'Enfer, 44000 Nantes, France
Rue d'Enfer, 91100 Corbeil-Essonnes, France
Rue d'Enfer, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Rue d'Enfer, 80250 La Faloise, France
Rue d'Enfer, 91770 Saint-Vrain, France
Rue d'Enfer, 86260 Angles-sur-l'Anglin, France
Rue d'Enfer, 62730 Marck, France
Rue d'Enfer, 89150 Saint-Valrien, France
Rue d'Enfer, 60240 Reilly, France
Rue d'Enfer, 14130 Surville, France
Rue d'Enfer, 22150 Plouguenast, France
Rue d'Enfer, 37530 Limeray, France
Rue d'Enfer, 21200 Beaune, France
Rue d'Enfer, 60310 Roye-sur-Matz, France
Rue d'Enfer, 60310, France
Rue d'Enfer, 80190 Cressy-Omencourt, France
Rue d'Enfer, 80190 Billancourt, France
Rue d'Enfer, 80700 Damery, France
Rue d'Enfer, 80134 Hangest-en-Santerre, France
Rue d'Enfer, 60150 Chevincourt, France
Rue d'Enfer, 60190 Baugy, France
Rue d'Enfer, 60420 Courcelles-Epayelles, France
Rue d'Enfer, 60420 Godenvillers, France
Rue d'Enfer, 60310, France
Rue d'Enfer, 80190 Cressy-Omencourt, France
Rue d'Enfer, 80190 Morchain, France
Rue d'Enfer, 80190 Nesle, France
Rue d'Enfer, 02480, France
Rue d'Enfer, 02870 Fourdrain, France
Rue d'Enfer, 02000 Laniscourt, France
Rue d'Enfer, 02000 Laon, France
Rue de Hal, 1440 Braine-le-Chteau, Belgium
Rue de Hal, Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
Rue de l'Enfer, 1350 Orp-Jauche, Belgium
Rue de l'Enfer, 29300 Quimperl, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 91250 Saintry-sur-Seine, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 7131 Binche, Belgium

F
F

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
1
2
1
2
3
4

F
F
F
F
F
F
B
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
B
B
B
F
F
B

Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue de l'Enfer
Rue des Enfers
Rue des Enfers
Rue des Enfers
Rue du Pont Hellebois
Via dell'Inferno

Rue de l'Enfer, 7120 Estinnes, Belgium

Rue de l'Enfer, 7370 Dour, Belgium
Rue de l'Enfer, 7321 Bernissart, Belgium
Rue de l'Enfer, 4420 Saint-Nicolas, Belgium
Rue de l'Enfer, 4280 Hannut, Belgium
Rue de l'Enfer, 1367 Ramillies, Belgium
Rue de l'Enfer, 45450 Fay-aux-Loges, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 45400 Chanteau, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 45380 La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 45450 Fay-aux-Loges, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 45130 Meung-sur-Loire, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 37370 Chemill-sur-Dme, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 49330 trich, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 49290 Chalonnes-sur-Loire, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 49000 Angers, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 85100 Les Sables-d'Olonne, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 76190 Yvetot, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 27370 Saint-Amand-des-Hautes-Terres, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 14430 Beuvron-en-Auge, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 50420 Tessy-sur-Vire, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 22430 Erquy, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 22400 Hnansal, France
Rue de l'Enfer, Saint-Malo, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 59540 Inchy, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 62124 Haplincourt, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 80340 Vaire-Sous-Corbie, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 80480 Dury, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 80290 Hescamps, France
Rue de l'Enfer, 76440 Sommery, France
Rue des Enfers, 26400 Aouste-sur-Sye, France
Rue des Enfers, 7941 Brugelette, Belgium
Rue des Enfers, 55700 Olizy-sur-Chiers, France
Rue du Pont Hellebois, 62350 Mont-Bernanchon, France
Via dell'Inferno, 50123 Firenze, Italy

5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
1
2
3

B
B
B
B
B
B
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
B
F
F
I

Iberian and Italian Hellweg sections

Arroyo del Infierno
Calle de El Infierno
Calle Infierno
Estrada de Fisterra
Estrada de Fisterra
Finistre
Fisterra
Fisterra
Praza Pozo do inferno
Ra do Camio de Fisterra
Ra Fisterra
Via dell'Inferno
Via dell'Inferno
Via dell'Inferno
Via dell'Inferno
via dell'Inferno
Via Inferiore
Via Inferiore
Via Inferiore
Via Inferiore
Via Inferiore

Arroyo del Infierno, 51004 Ceuta, Spain

Calle de El Infierno, 14010 Crdoba, Crdoba, Spain
Calle Infierno, 45222 Borox, Toledo, Spain
15129 Estrada de Fisterra, A Corua, Spain
Estrada de Fisterra, 15150 Zas, A Corua, Spain
Finistre, France
Fisterra, A Corua, Spain
Fisterra, Provinz A Corua, Spain
Praza Pozo do inferno, 32002 Ourense, Ourense, Spain
Ra do Camio de Fisterra, 15830 Negreira, A Corua, Spain
Ra Fisterra, 27297 Lugo, Lugo, Spain
Via dell'Inferno, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Via dell'Inferno, 50123 Firenze, Italy
Via dell'Inferno, 55054 Massarosa LU, Italy
Via dell'Inferno, 42123 Codemondo RE, Italy
via dell'Inferno, 56020 Montopoli in Val D'arno PI, Italy
Via Inferiore, 31100 Treviso TV, Italy
Via Inferiore, 31015 Scomigo TV, Italy
Via Inferiore, 24050 Villanuova BG, Italy
Via Inferiore, 32040 San Pietro di Cadore BL, Italy
Via Inferiore, 67028 San Demetrio Ne' Vestini AQ, Italy

Table 6: Iberian and Italian Hellweg sections

Tuiscoburg locations (20)

The Tuisco-related names have been included in search for the religion-based centers.
Deutz
Diesburg
Dingden
Dinslaken
Dinxperlo
Disburg Turm
Dissen am Teutoburger Wald
Diusse
Doesburg (Tuiscoburgum Batavorum)
Doetinchem
Duisburg (Tuiscoburgum)
Duisdorf
Duisenburg
Duisstraat
Duizel
Dsseldorf
Ziesar
Ziesendorf
Zieslbbe
Zieau

Deutz, Kln, Germany

Diesburg, 98617 Rhnblick, Germany
Dingden, 46499 Hamminkeln, Germany
Dinslaken, Germany
7091 Dinxperlo, Netherlands
Disburg Turm, 98617 Rhnblick, Germany
Dissen am Teutoburger Wald, Germany
Diusse, France
Doesburg, Netherlands
Doetinchem, Netherlands
Duisburg, Germany
Duisdorf, Bonn, Germany
Duisenburg, 49844 Bawinkel, Germany
Duisstraat, 3583 Beringen, Belgium
5525 Duizel, Netherlands
Dsseldorf, Germany
Ziesar, Germany
Ziesendorf, Germany
Zieslbbe, 19374 Domshl, Germany
Zieau, 39619 Schrampe, Germany

Table 7: Tuisco-related names

Carolingian Palaces (38)

Palace
Asselt
Bad Wimpfen
Basel
Burg Trifels
Dahlum
Dortmund
Duisburg
Eger
Forchheim
Frankfurt am Main
Gelnhausen
Goslar Kaiserpfalz
Gronau
Grna
Hagenau
Herstal
Ingelheim am Rhein
Kaiserslautern
Kaiserswerth
Kln
Magdeburg
Mainz
Memleben
Merseburg
Nimwegen
Nrnberg
Paderborn
Phlde
Quedlinburg
Speyer (Spiers)
Tilleda (Kyffhuser)
Trebur
Utrecht
Werlaburgdorf
Worms
Zutphen
Zrich

Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace
Palace

Table 8: Carolingian Palaces

Trading Routes (13)

Main trading route "Hellweg" from Antwerpes by Paderborn-Hxter-Magdeburg towards LeipzigDresden-Grlitz. In Belgium the labels "Hellestraat" and/or "Helstraat" are connection points
Split-up junction section for the Hellweg
Hellweg Magdeburg-Halle-Leipzig-Dresden-Grlitz
Sythener Hellweg between Dlmen and Haltern am See
Small Hellweg (Hilinciweg)
Hellweg vor dem Santforde
Hellwege in Poland
Imaginary Hellweg-Line
Arminiusweg ( and: Hellweg under the Mountains)
Senner Hellweg
The ancient Via Belgica from Boulogne-sur-Mer towards Cologne
Rue de l'Enfer 1 (Hellweg 1)
Rue de l'Enfer 2 (Hellweg 2)
Southern Hellweg section (Provence-Bavaria-Austria)

Mountains (21)
Loess cannot be deposited at altitudes above 300-400m. The following mountains have been
included as restricted areas:
Wezergebirge (440m)
Haarstranggebirge
Das Egge Gebirge
Teutobrger Wald
Hohe Venn Gebirge (694m)
Brocken (1142m)
Vorgebirgte bis zum Rand des Erzgebirges
Ardennen (max. 650m)
Sudetengebirge, Beskiden, Waldkarpaten
Hoenderberg (96m)
Kleverberg (106m)
Veluwe (106m)
Stompert-Piramide-Amerongse Berg (69m)
Auvergne - ca. 1400-2000m.
Bourgogne
Vogezen
Dauphine Gebirge& Alpen
Maine Gebirge
Bretagne
Hunsrck